The Curse of Oak Island

10 Famous Curses from History

Rick Lagina sits on his pick up truck deep in thought, it's that treasure again....

There are some pretty weird curses out there, from the Kennedy Curse which has plagued the family for over 50 years to that of Oak Island, a 221-year-old curse that has taken 6 lives, so far. This hasn't put off the Lagina brothers though, who are on a one-way mission to find the rumoured treasure buried on the island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The curse states that "7 will die before the treasure is found." Curse of Oak Island (series 1 and 2 are currently airing on our sister channel BLAZE Sundays at 7pm or head over to the BLAZE streaming app and catch up now) follows the brothers as they chase the fortune, hoping to avoid the curse that sits above their heads. In the meantime, here are 10 other curses from history to scare you...